The Library Will be Closed for the Labor Day Weekend

The library will be closed Saturday, August 31 through Monday, September 2 for the Labor Day holiday weekend. 

Regular fall hours begin Tuesday, September 3:

 
Monday – Thursday    9am to 8:30pm
Friday      9am to 5:30pm
Saturday  9am to 5pm
Sunday     1pm to 5pm

Enjoy the holiday!

Star Wars Spelling Bee

Join us August 27 at 6PM for a Star Wars Spelling bee!

You may know Kenobi begins with a K or Wookiee has two E's on the end, but how are you when it comes to spelling the hard Star Wars words? If spelling Klaatu and Barada are a breeze in the park for you or you're appalled no one can spell Pao's full name right (Paodok’Draba’Takat Sap’De’Rekti Nik’Linke’Ti’ Ki’Vef’Nik’NeSevef’Li’Kek) then join us in this spelling challenge from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

Teams of up to four people are invited to challenge others in a spell-off. Single participants can join others to form a team. The announcer will give each individual team a word, then they will have 30 seconds to spell it. Teams that spell their word correctly will advance to the next round. Teams that have misspelled their word have the option to use one their three lifelines to stay in the game.
The last two teams standing will have a spell-off and the winner will receive a prize. The event is free and open to the public.

John Lockwood Talk on Loons

Join us Monday, August 12, at 6:30 for a very entertaining multi-media narrated Loon nature show, filled with stunning close up Loon video clips and Loon photos by Professional Photographer, John Rockwood. His shows are chock full of amusing anecdotes, with a great deal of factual information woven into his storylines.

Love Your Library--Become a Friend

The Friends of the Dover Public Library have existed since 1977, organized to help promote and enhance library resources. For over 40 years, the group has advocated for the Library and raised money for library equipment, furnishings, programs, summer reading prizes, and museum pass purchases. The Friends' efforts supplement the library's annual budget and consequently, we are able to bring renowned authors, talented entertainers, and fun children's performers to the Dover Public Library on a regular basis. Currently, the Friends primary fundraiser is the annual library booksale, which runs for two weeks in October/November.

We know that many of you support the Friends through annual membership dues, but the group of active participants has dwindled in recent years, largely due to health reasons. Our long-time Chair recently passed away, and our Treasurer will retire after a lengthy stint in her role. Frankly, we've not had a recruitment drive in years, but now is the time! We need new Friends!

Please come to the next Friends' meeting on Tuesday, September 10 at 6:30pm.  We need your input and involvement to inspire fresh new ideas, to encourage participation, to lead new sub-committees, to serve as officers, and to amplify the influence of the Friends of the Dover Public Library.  Meetings are  just five times a year: on the 2nd Tuesday of September, November, January, March, and May.

Even if you're unable to attend meetings or participate actively, we still urge you to join as an "inactive member" or renew your existing Friends' membership ASAP! Right now it's just

$7 per year for seniors (62+);

$10 for individuals;

$100 for a Lifetime Membership, but the annual dues will increase in mid-September 2019 to $10 for seniors; $15 for individuals; $30 for sponsors; and $200 for a Lifetime Membership. So do it now! Here's the link to the application: https://bit.ly/2YFGM50 

  

(The Friends of the Library are a 501©3 organization, so your donations are tax deductible.)  If you have any questions about what Friends do or how you could help, please contact me: c.beaudoin@dover.nh.gov or call (603) 516-6050.  

Thank you for reading this important appeal! We love our patrons and know that our Friends group can only strengthen with your assistance! We'd love to see many of you on September 10, 2019 in the Lecture Hall at the Library.